DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,638

MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES OF AMERICA, INC.
MAGNA CLOSURES - SHELBY MODULES DIVISION
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC
2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the results
of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply
for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance,
the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph (a)(2)(A) or
(a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met. It is
determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of Section
222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 2, 2008, in response to a
worker petition filed on behalf of workers of Modular Technologies of
America, Inc., Magna Closures - Shelby Modules Division, Shelby
Township, Michigan. The workers produce automotive door modules.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales declined
from January-June 2007 to January-June 2008.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding their purchases of automotive door
modules in 2006, 2007, January-June 2007/2008. The survey revealed an
increased reliance on imports of automotive door modules.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974
(26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older
workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements of
Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have been
met.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation,
I determine that increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with automotive door modules produced at Modular
Technologies of America, Inc., Magna Closures - Shelby Modules
Division, Shelby Township, Michigan, contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:





"All workers of Modular Technologies of America, Inc., Magna
Closures - Shelby Modules Division, Shelby Township, Michigan,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 24, 2007 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 11th day of September 2008



/s/Richard Church
____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance